Content Area Teacher Education

The Department of Content Area Teacher Education (CATE) offers a variety of opportunities for caring and dedicated undergraduate, post-baccalaureate and graduate students to pursue initial certification in the subject matter areas of Art, Math, Music, Science, Social Studies, English, and World Languages, and Health & Physical Education. The department offers a dual-major undergraduate program in Art, Music, Social Studies, English, World Languages, and Health & Physical Education culminating in a Bachelor degree in the content major, a Bachelor of Arts in Education degree and teaching certification with a concentration in each of these fields. In addition, it offers a graduate program in Science (includes Biology, Chemistry, Geology (Earth Science), Physics and Physical Science) and Math education culminating in a Master of Arts degree in STEM with a teaching certification. Finally, it offers an Accelerated Dual Degree Program pathway culminating in a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Geology (Earth Science), Physics, or Physical Science with a Master of Arts in Teaching degree in Education. The department is committed to fostering the growth of innovative instructional leaders who have a social constructivist and developmental perspective, and are committed to the principles of access, success, and equity for all students through collaborative 21st-century educational practices in the arts and sciences. All programs in the department have been approved by the New Jersey Department of Education.

Robert Wieman
Department Chair
Herman D. James Hall
856.256.4500 ext. 53802
wieman@rowan.edu